Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By B.h. Mayer Archive as he was placed in

as he was placed in confinement and was awaiting trial on December 13

(Fliegerhelm und Schutzbrille)

measuring 80 mm (w) x 72 mm (h)

with RZM label on reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A 1939 Iron Cross I Class, By B.h. Mayer Archive as he was placed in(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 I. Klasse). Reinstituted 1 September 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six oclock arm with a reinstitution date of 1939, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flattened catch, the pinback maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H.